| 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:district
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:area
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            about 730,885 km²
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:capital
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Kaduna
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:colonial_power
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:United_Kingdom
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:country
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Nigeria
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:dissolved
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1967
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:established
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1946
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:ethnicGroup
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Nupe
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Gwari
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Jukun
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Tiv
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Hausa
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Fulani
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Kanuri
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:flag
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            green and white vertical stripes
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:governor
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Sir_Ahmadu_Bello
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:largestCity
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Kano
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:legislature
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Northern Regional Assembly
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:location
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:northern_Nigeria
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:merged_into_Nigeria
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1914
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:notableEvent
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1966 coup d'état
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            division into states in 1967
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:notableLeader
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Sir_Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Sir_Ahmadu_Bello
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Makaman Bida
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Sir Kashim Ibrahim
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:population_(1963)
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            29,777,986
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:predecessor
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Protectorate_of_Northern_Nigeria
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:religion
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Christianity
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Islam
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:successor
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Kano_State
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Kwara_State
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Benue-Plateau State
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            North-Central State
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            North-Eastern State
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            North-Western State
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Northern_Nigeria
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            7
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Northern Region, Nigeria
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 |